Porthouse Theatre, located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center,
gives us the opportunity to enjoy every minute of the beautiful summer nights!

The premier summer theatre in the area, Porthouse Theatre offers audiences the finest in
professional summer theatre. The outdoor, covered, pavilion theatre is located next to the Cuyahoga Valley National Park on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, just a few miles from interstates I-80, I-77, I-271, I-76 and Route 8. The beautiful setting is the perfect place to enjoy a picnic dinner before the show.

June 11-27, 2015
With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler, the production transports the audience to 1900 Sweden where a tangled web of romantic affairs surround actress Desiree Armfeldt

July 9-25, 2015
With music by Jeanine Tesori and lyrics and book by Brian Crawley, Violet is a journey of self-discovery as the title character seeks out an Evangelical minister to transform her disfigured face

July 30 - August 16, 2016
With book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, music by Marc Shaiman, and lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman Hairspray tells of the pleasantly plump Tracy Turnblad's quest to dance on the popular Corny Collins Show.

For tickets, call the box office (opens May 26th) at 330-672-2497, or 800-304-2363. www.porthousetheatre.com.
Free parking for everyone.

'Forgotten First Ladies' presents the private and personal lives of beloved First Ladies. They are important because their stories are part of the story of our country, and that's called History. Featured in the exhibit are Martha Wyles Skelton Jefferson, Elizabeth Kortright Monroe, Rachel Donelson Jackson, Hannah Hoes van Buren, and many more.

Presented in collaboration with the Herb Ritts Foundation, the exhibit includes 30 never-before-seen photographs, original video footage, contact sheets with Ritts’ red-pencil markings, new video interviews and other well-known portraits from the revolutionary photographer and filmmaker's collection.

Countryside Farmers' Market at Howe Meadow is open for the season on Saturdays. The market features over 70 vendors selling an array of local food. This season, an exciting addition of more than 15 new vendors bringing a range of new products.

Proof features photographs from the Civil War to the present. The exhibition highlights familiar favorites from the collection, including classic documentary photographs by Walker Evans, Lewis Hine and Weegee, as well as major series commissioned by the museum from Lee Friedlander and Robert Glenn Ketchum.

This summer, guests are in for a spectacular experience - an art installation featuring 32 pieces of glass art by noted glass artist Craig Mitchell Smith, whose stunning glass sculptures are created using kiln-formed glass. With a background as a painter, Smith has developed many techniques that emulate brush strokes in the creation of a piece. Many of the installations are inspired by Stan Hywet's architectural gems and estate treasures.

For 140 million years, humongous plant-eating sauropod dinosaurs ruled the planet as the largest animals to walk on land in the Earth's history. Welcome these awesome giants to Cleveland, and discover how they ate, moved and interacted with their environment in a new exhibition.

Weekly free concerts in the heart of University Circle! Next up, Brent Kirby & His Luck on July 8 and Karizma (plus the movie 'Paddington' at 9 p.m.) on July 15. Make-and-take children's art activities as well.

The summer repertory season continues with more 2015 debuts. With a book by Abe Burrows, Can Can is set in 1893 in Composer Cole Porter's beloved Paris, and featuring one of the composer's most glorious scores. One Touch of Venus is a most intriguing combination indeed: the comical and romantic lyrics of America's master of light verse, Ogden Nash; the witty and stylish dialogue of humorist S. J. Perelman; and the captivating musical score of Kurt Weill.

As a way of saying “thanks” to WKSU members, many Northeast Ohio cultural organizations offer special benefits for cinema, museums, music, theatre and dance and more that include 2-for-1 performance tickets and other discounts.